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How a Premier Panel Manufacturer Increased their Output by 163% with Custom Software

"What started as a basic form of communication across the company turned into a huge hassle. Romega Digital came in and streamlined our process from beginning to end, digitizing our communication and making my employees’ days much easier. Now, we’re making and shipping product faster and more effectively than before."

Jonathan Burns, Vice President, Jet Metals

About the Client

Jet Metals manufactures and engineers custom metal roof and wall systems. Their products are used residentially and commercially, for projects big and small. Over the last 15 years, their business has grown from a 10,000 square foot warehouse to a 40,000 square foot warehouse, from two processing machines to 10, and from two employees to over a dozen.

Challenges

Though Jet Metals grew, their processes stayed the same

The inventory management system was recorded on pen and paper

No one-size-fits-all pieces of software available

Solutions

A completely customized system

Software equipped for real-time data

Built in the cloud so any member of the team can use it on any technology

The Process

As Jet Metals grew, its inventory management and quoting processes essentially remained the same. What began as a fairly effective method for managing inventory on a small scale — pen and paper — ran its course. In September 2016, Jet Metals decided it was past time to streamline their processes and they found Romega Digital. Together, they created the perfect custom solution to meet Jet Metals’ needs.

Jet Metals spent some time researching the solutions available to them on the open market. Unfortunately, a one-size-fits-all approach was offered to them at every turn; these generic inventory management solutions were expensive and would not solve Jet Metals’ problems. Romega worked one-on-one with Jet Metals to discern exactly what their needs were and to create something specifically for them.

The initial six weeks were spent planning and conversing about Jet Metals’ desires with Romega. This time was spent doing some rough development and providing mockups for review and critique from all stakeholders. After a few trials, tweaks, and changes to suit the team at Jet Metals, they were thrilled to have a completely customized solution on the floor within a couple of months.

The system equipped Jet Metals to have real-time inventory data for improved sales processes for their customers. Because the application was built on current web standards, any member of their team could securely interact with it on their computer, tablet, or smartphone.

The Results

As of September 2018, Jet Metals has already seen the benefits of easily tracking their processes with software and has come to love their product. Managed by just three users, they have tracked 77 different products total. They’ve taken in 377 shipments of raw materials — which in their case, are huge pallets of metal — which have outputted over 20,000 changes in stock, either moving in-house or being shipped as sheets of metal to customers. Since the launch of their software, Jet Metals has seen a 163% increase in output.

Romega provided Jet Metals a fully-customized, database-driven inventory management solution that immediately expedited their sales and delivery process, and gave them an accurate and immediate handle on their day-to-day tasks, allowing them to spend more time serving their clients and growing their business.